KCC drops controversial approval process

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Corporation Commission is indefinitely abandoning a decision process after being sued for using it.

The practice, called “pink sheeting,” allowed the three commission members to register their opinions on issues individually without having a meeting. It’s named for the color of the sheets commissioners use to record their opinions.

Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor has sued the commission and its members, alleging the practice violates the state’s open meetings law, which requires government bodies to make decisions in public.